Efficient design approach of mW-class RF-DC conversion rectenna circuits by FDTD analysis

Author

Takagaki, Tatsuya ; Yamamoto, Tsunayuki ; Fujimori, Kazuhiro ; Sanagi, Minoru ; Nogi, Shigeji

Author_Institution

Okayama Univ., Okayama

fYear

2006

fDate

12-15 Dec. 2006

Firstpage

1945

Lastpage

1948

Abstract

A rectenna is one of the most important components for a wireless power transmission. It has been developed for many applications such as Space Solar Power System (SSPS), and RFID etc. The rectenna consisting of RF-DC conversion circuits and receiving antennas needs to be designed for high conversion efficiency to achieve efficient power transmission. In this paper, the extended FDTD method is proposed as a method for calculating the RF-DC conversion circuit, and the availability of this method is confirmed. Furthermore, the output power from the circuit including the radiation power is investigated.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; convertors; finite difference time-domain analysis; rectennas; FDTD analysis; RF-DC conversion rectenna circuits; RFID; power radiation; space solar power system; wireless power transmission; Availability; Circuit analysis; Finite difference methods; Power transmission; Radiofrequency identification; Receiving antennas; Rectennas; Space power stations; Time domain analysis; Transmitting antennas; Extended FDTD method; RF-DC conversion efficiency; RFID; Rectenna; SSPS;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 2006. APMC 2006. Asia-Pacific

Conference_Location

Yokohama

Print_ISBN

978-4-902339-08-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-4-902339-11-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APMC.2006.4429790

Filename

4429790